Hotel Le Marbore Gavarnie

... music that was headlining the first night of the town's "Festival of the Lamp chop" (that is actual translation...this is sheep-herding country...and they did have a lamp chop tasting area). Needless to say, it was tres rural :)

                                 
 

... They don't have the same impact only because getting to the base is a longer walk. But they are big!! Apparently it is a popular ice climbing destination. Yikes!!

         

The next morning we set off early-ish for our 6 hour walk back along the top ridge of the canyon. Beautiful! It was interesting to look at the Breche de Roland (a famous gap break in the ridge) knowing that just on the other side was the French valley were staying. 10 KM in a ...

We got used to our new home in Saint Sauveur, the spa town 5 minutes from the main town of Luz Saint Sauveur and took the afternoon to explore the ...

On Sunday, we checked into new home, Hotel Chili, which is all self-contained apartments. The accommodation was simple but was made up for by the giant lawn with Mini-Golf course, free range chickens, and playground within walking distance. And FREE LAUNDRY!!! Needless to say, Sue was in heaven. We played Mini-golf that night and Sue kicked Tom's butt. Embarrassing...

       

... over 10,000 ft. A lazy afternoon followed by another delightful meal and a good night's sleep. Ahh, the mountains.

               

We spent a lazy day in and around our hotel, casually visiting Luz Saint Sauveur, about 10 minutes from our hotel. We also drove up to Gavarnie, the famous Cirque in the region. There weren't much in the ways of views as the mountains were in the clouds.
 
 

... into our hotel by 3. I drove back down to Lourdes to pick up Eva who had taken the train from Paris that morning. After a delightful dinner at our hotel in the tiny town of Viscos, which turns out to be the best restaurant in Luz Saint Sauveur, we snuggled into our beds for a good night sleep.

   

... el olvido. Que aparezcan brevemente y nos hagan recordar el viaje y, quién sabe, si volver a pensar en volver a Bretaña o al Loira. A casa de Valérie y Christophe espero que no haga falta depender de los recuerdos y que vengan ellos o que volvamos dentro de poco. Esperamos que os haya resultado interesante este blog y que nos sigáis acompañando en el próximo... ¡Aunque no tengamos destino todavía!

... 90 miles beach - Cape Reinga - Kauri forests - Auckland Tahiti ...